Swedish National study on Aging and Care - Good Aging in Skåne

GÅS-SNAC-S is a longitudinal study on the influence of life-time environmental and biological factors on medical, psychological, and social health in late adulthood. It aims to increase the understanding of the aging process and to identify possible preventive strategies to improve the health and the care of older adults.

Overview

Acronym
GÅS-SNAC-S
Website
GÅS-SNAC-S
Investigators
Prof. Sölve Elmståhl
Lund University
Contacts
Ole Larsen
Lund University

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
2001 -
General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
The participants are followed at ages 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90, 93, 96 and 99+ years. 60-78 years old are followed every 6 year and 81+ years old every 3 year from five municipalities including urban and rural areas from 2001.
Recruitment Target
  • Individuals
Number of Participants
5,804
Supplementary Information
To keep the number of active participants above 3000, new cohorts have been included every 6 years - meaning 3 new cohorts have been added until now (2007/09; 2013/15 and 2019/21) and always from the age cohorts 60 and 81 year of age.

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

MRI brain scans

Marker Papers

Lagergren M, Fratiglioni L, Hallberg I R, Berglund J, Elmståhl S, Hagberg B, Holst G, Rennemark M, Sjölund B-M,Thorslund M, Wiberg, I, Winblad B, Wimo A. A longitudinal study, integrating population and care and social service data - The Swedish National study on Ageing and Care (SNAC). Aging Clin Exp Res 2004; 16: 158-168.

PUBMED 15195992

Supplementary Information

Ekström H, Elmståhl S. Pain and fractures are independently related to lower walking speed and grip strength: results from the population study "Good Ageing in Skåne". Acta Orthopedica, 2006 Dec;77(6):902-11. PUBMED 17260199

Timeline

Populations

GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1
The GÅS-SNAC-S population consists of a random sample individuals of all ages living both at home and in institutions, in five municipalities in Skåne county: Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad, covering urban and rural areas during a 3-year period (February 2001- June 2004).

Selection Criteria

Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Area of the municipalities Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad in southern Sweden

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information
The random sample from the Population Register was chosen in the national project SNAC and it was stratified for age cohort and year of assessment with oversampling of age cohorts 60 and respectively > 81 years of age. Nine age cohorts were chosen with six year intervals for younger cohorts and three years for older cohorts (>78 years), 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90 and 93.

Sample Size

Number of Participants
6,023
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
3,800
Supplementary information about number of participants
Baseline: 2931 participants
Follow-up 1: 680 participants (81+ years old)

Follow-up 2: 1832 participants (all ages), 1523 participants (new 81, 60 years old)

Follow-up 3: 570 participants (only 81+ years old)

Follow-up 4: 2266 participants (all ages), 1350 participants (new 60, 81 years old)

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Baseline
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
  • Saliva
2001 2004
1 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 1
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2005 2006
2 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 2
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2007 2011
3 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 3
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2011 2012
4 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 4
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2013 2017
GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2
The GÅS-SNAC-S Cohort 2 consists of a random sample individual ages 60, 66, 81, and 84 living both at home and in institutions, in five municipalities in Skåne county: Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad.

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
60
Maximum age
84
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Area of the municipalities Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad in southern Sweden

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information
The random sample from the Population Register was chosen in the national project SNAC and it was stratified for age cohort and year of assessment with oversampling of age cohorts 60 and respectively > 81 years of age. Nine age cohorts were chosen with six year intervals for younger cohorts and three years for older cohorts (>78 years), 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90 and 93.

Sample Size

Number of Participants
1,523

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2 - Baseline
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2006 2012
1 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2 - Follow-up 1
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2011 2012
2 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2 - Follow-up 2
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2013 2017
GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 3
The GÅS-SNAC-S Cohort 3 consists of a random sample individual ages 60 and 81 living both at home and in institutions, in five municipalities in Skåne county: Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad.

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
60
Maximum age
81
Countries
  • Sweden
Territory
Area of the municipalities Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad in southern Sweden

Sources of Recruitment

General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information
The random sample from the Population Register was chosen in the national project SNAC and it was stratified for age cohort and year of assessment with oversampling of age cohorts 60 and respectively > 81 years of age. Nine age cohorts were chosen with six year intervals for younger cohorts and three years for older cohorts (>78 years), 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90 and 93.

Sample Size

Number of Participants
1,350

Data Collection Events

# Name Data sources Data sources - Biosamples Start End
0 GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 3 - Baseline
  • Questionnaires
  • Cognitive measures
  • Physical measures
  • Biosamples
  • Administrative databases
  • Blood
2012 2016

Participating Studies

Acronym Name Study design Countries

Harmonization Initiatives Included

Acronym Name

Datasets

Name Data Collection Events Variables

Areas of Information Collected

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Death
Lifestyle and behaviours
Physical measures and assessments
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Laboratory measures
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Diseases
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Symptoms and signs
Preschool, school and work life
Medication and supplements
Social environment and relationships
Non-pharmacological interventions
Physical environment
Health and community care services utilization
Administrative information

Variables Content Summary

Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected

Networks

Acronym Name Harmonization Initiatives Individual Studies
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